Frying-pan and baker



(No Model.)

HL'G, CRAWFORD 85 E. V. MUNDY.

FRYING PAN AND BAKER.

No. 347,093. Patented Aug. 10-, 1886.

WITNESSES ATTORNEYS.

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UNITED STATES FFICEQ PATRN HARRY G. ORAVVFORD AND EDWIN V. MUNDY, OF-DULUTH, MINNESOTA.

FRYl N G-PAN AND BAKER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 347,093, dated August10, 1886.

Application filed December 22, 1885.- Serial No. 186,458.

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that we, HARRY O. CRAWFORD and EDWIN V. MUNDY, of Duluth,inthe county of St. Louis and State of Minnesota, have invented a new anduseful Improvement in Frying-Pans and Bakers, of which the following isa specification, referencebeing had to the annexed drawings, forming apart thereof, in Which Figure 1 is a perspective view showing ourimproved device as arranged for baking. Fig. 2 is a side elevation,partly in section, showing our improved device arranged as a closedfrying-panor baker. I

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in thedifferent figures of the drawings.

The object of our invention is to provide a simple, inexpensive, andeffective device for baking, roasting, or frying food before or in anopen fire.

Our invention consists in the construction and arrangement of parts, aswill be hereinafter fully described and claimed. The pan A is preferablymade rectangular in form, and to opposite ends thereof are pivoted legsa, and to the front thereof are pivoted legs b, the said legs turning inplanes parallel with the sides of the pan to which they are pivoted, sothat they may be folded up at the side of the pan when not in use, asshown in Fig. 2, and unfolded to support the pan above a'bed of coals,as shown in Fig. 1. To the back of the pan is secured a socket, c, forreceiving a handle, and to the back side ofthe pan, at its upper edge,is hinged a cover, B, preferably made of bright tin. Near the ends ofthe cover, on its inner surface, are'hinged triangular plates 0, eachprovided with a clip, d, which engages the end of the pan A,and holdsthe plate 0 in position when unfolded,as shown in'Fig. 1. The plates 0are also made of bright tin, so that they assist the cover in reflectingthe heat of the fire down upon the contents of the pan A. \Vhen thecover is opened, the plates 0 support the cover in an inclined positionover-the pan, and when the cover is to be closed the plates 0 are foldedone over the other, and the clip (I of the inner plate is turned toengage the edge of the outer plate, so as to hold the plates in theirfolded position.

When the device is employed for baking (No model.)

before an open fire, the cover B is raised, and

the pan A, with .the clips (I engaging the upthe end pieces are broughtagainst the ends of per edges of the end of the pan, and the legs a bare turned upon their pivots, as shown in Fig.1.

When the device is employed for frying, it is closed, as shown in Fig.2; and when arranged in this way it may be used for inclosing articlesof food to be roasted in hot ashes. It will also be noticed that whenthe parts are folded, as in Fig. 2, the hinged pieces 0 will overlap andbe held out of the food being cooked, by means of one of the clips (1.

We are aware that a folding baker formed of a hinged top and bottomhaving triangular end pieces and pivoted legs is not new, the pan beingseparate from and supported within the baker by detachable rods; also,that a baker has been formed of a rectangular pansupporting frame,having a hinged top and bottom provided at their ends with triangularside pieces, the bottom being provided with hinged legs, and we do notclaim the same as of our invention; but We are not aware that a pan hasever been provided with a hinged cover having triangular end piecesprovided wit-h pivoted clips, one of which will hold the triangular endpieces folded against the cover when articles are to be baked.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The pan having a hinged cover, triangular end pieces hinged to theends of the cover, and a clip for securing the said end pieces, whenfolded, against the inner side ofthe cover, substantially as set forth.

2. The pan A, having a cover, B, hinged to its rear edge, the endpieces, 0, hinged to the ends of the cover and overlapping at their freeends, when folded, and a pivoted clip, d, near the free end of one endpiece at a point adjacent to that reached by the free end of theopposite end piece, when folded, whereby the clip may be turned to lockthetwo end pieces together against the under side of the .cover,substantially as set forth.

. HARRY C. CRAWFORD.

EDW'IN V. MUN DY. Witnesses:

T. H. HAWKES, J 1 JAMES N. NORTON.

